diff -r 34716fd837a4 -r be944660c56a wp/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-archives.php
--- a/wp/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-archives.php	Tue Dec 15 15:52:01 2020 +0100
+++ b/wp/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-archives.php	Wed Sep 21 18:19:35 2022 +0200
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 			'classname'                   => 'widget_archive',
 			'description'                 => __( 'A monthly archive of your site’s Posts.' ),
 			'customize_selective_refresh' => true,
+			'show_instance_in_rest'       => true,
 		);
 		parent::__construct( 'archives', __( 'Archives' ), $widget_ops );
 	}
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@
 			$type_attr = current_theme_supports( 'html5', 'script' ) ? '' : ' type="text/javascript"';
 			?>
 
-			<option value=""><?php echo esc_attr( $label ); ?></option>
+			<option value=""><?php echo esc_html( $label ); ?></option>
 			<?php wp_get_archives( $dropdown_args ); ?>
 
 		</select>